A brief break from the two-day deluge of storms Tuesday gave cleanup crews a chance to reopen commuter routes and pump water out of flooded federal buildings in Washington, but residents of low-lying areas were wary of forecasts of even more rain.

The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel reopened early Thursday, nearly seven hours after it was closed as a precaution when old bombs were found at a construction site once used to tear apart decommissioned Navy ships.

Gov. Robert Ehrlich on Monday announced a $125 million plan to outfit more than 700 Baltimore-area buses with computerized systems that would make them more customer-friendly and efficient. They are part of a transportation package Ehrlich says integrates mass transit and highways and caters to the way Marylanders want to travel.